§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of hospital beds were occupied by people over the age of (a) 65 years and (b) 75 years in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. John PattenThe information requested is given in the table.
NHS hospitals England Estimated percentage of all occupied hospital beds occupied by: Year (a) patients aged 65 and over (b) patients aged75 and over 1974 43 25 1975 45 26 1976 46 27 1977 47 28 1978 48 29 1979 48 29 1980 49 30 1981 49 31 1982 50 31 1983(provisional) 51 33